
Jason Bordoff is policy director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the Hamilton Project or the trustees, officers, or staff members of the Brookings Institution.


From Democracy's Pages to Law of the Land
News: A letter from Editor Michael Tomasky on the signing of the financial regulatory reform bill -- and the new consumer financial watchdog it establishes that was first written about in Democracy.
Experts Respond to "The Baby Business"
News: Some of the world's leading adoption organizations and experts have responded to E.J. Graff's piece from our last issue.
America 2021: The Military and the World
The Defense Roundtable: Our largest threat: Pakistan. Our alliances: reshuffled by demographics. Terrorism: on the wane (maybe). New frontier for conflict: the Arctic cirlce. Four experts discuss
The Hezbollah Problem
Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson: To defang Iran, and help Lebanon and Israel, we must demilitarize Hezbollah. Which means we'll have to talk to them.
The Rove Legacy
Thomas B. Edsall: He concedes nothing. He accepts no responsibility. He blames liberals. Why Karl Rove is still an icon for today's Republicans.
Toward an i-Welfare State
James P. Pinkerton: When will all the benefits of e-commerce come to e-government? A response to the previous issue's symposium on liberalism.
The Debate Inside Iran
Nader Hashemi: Some fascinating Iranian intellectuals are laying the groundwork for democracy. What chance of success do they have?
V-Day in the Culture Wars
Ethan Porter: The culture wars are over, and we've won. We should learn to celebrate that--and move on to the next battle that demands our attention.
Against Despair
Michael Tomasky: How our misreading of history harms progressivism today.
DMV Liberalism
Joe Klein: Good governance--starting with transparency and citizen access--is the predicate for everything else.
What Happened to Women?
Katha Pollitt: Instead of moving to the center, liberalism should try embracing people who are actually liberals—starting with women.
Obama and Civic Idealism
Michael Sandel: Obama can still redefine liberalism, but he must bring economic power to heel.
Radical Sheet
Elbert Ventura: What the short, rumbustious history of Ramparts magazine means for modern journalism.
Wilson, Past and Present
Trygve Throntveit: The neoconservatives turned Woodrow Wilson into something he was not. In truth, Obama is more like him than Bush ever was.
Obama Proposes Consumer Financial Protection Agency
News: President Barack Obama has proposed the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, an idea first written about in Democracy.
That Old College Lie
Kevin Carey: Are our colleges teaching students well? No. But here's how to make them.
|